n (grammar):
'Present tense' is the form of language used to refer to an event,
transaction, or occurrence which is happening
now (or at the
present time), or an object that currently exists. Compare with
past tense, which is the form of language used to refer to an
event, transaction, or occurrence that did happen or has happened, or an object that existed, at a point in time before now; or with
future tense, an event, transaction or
occurrence that has not yet happened, is expected to happen in the
future, or might never happen.